EduSmaert Variations and Natural Selection - Smart Notes Quiz

Summary:        Differences in organisms ​ (a)   can improve survival of a species. (paragraph 1)  

• variation
• camouflage
• bioluminescence
• korbuster bird

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Match the following

• A physical adaptation that helps an organisms to survive - like ladybugs color

• Camouflage

• Physical adaption

• Hibernate

• Change in the organisms body functions - like bioluminescence

• Structural adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Physiological adapation

• Something an organism DOES to stay alive

  -like hibernate

• Behavioral adaptation

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Which of the following about variations in species or populations is TRUE? (paragraph 1)

• Behavior variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.

• Variation help species and populations survive

• All organisms in a population have the same vaiations

• Physical variations are the only traits that help species or populations to move on

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Which of the following is NOT a reason organisms migrate?

• To reproduce

• To get more food

• To avoid being eaten by predators

• To find a more suitable climate

 Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

• Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.

• Whales and dolphins swimming to the water’s surface to breathe.

• Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.

• Brown-colored lizards survive and reproduce because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.

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 A gradual change over time in a species that enables the species to better survive in its environment is known as a(n) ​ (a)   .​

• adaptation
• Habitat
• Population
• Competition

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Which of the following traits is a chemical process that happens in the body of some organisms to produce light?

• bioluminescence

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Luminary

Which statement BEST describes how hibernation enhances a ground squirrel’s chance of survival?

• During hibernation, the ground squirrel’s heart rate speeds up to warm its body.

• Hibernation causes the ground squirrel to die but come back to life when the weather gets warm again.

• During hibernation, the ground squirrel moves to a warmer climate and doesn’t return until it gets warm again.

• Hibernation slows the ground squirrel’s body processes down so it uses less energy during the cold months when food is scarce.

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The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude, based on the information in the diagram?

• Both are a response to change in environment

• Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.

• A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.

• The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation

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What do you think would MOST LIKELY happen if a particular species only came in one size, and predators ate that one size?

• The predators would get sick.

• The species would become extinct.

• The species would reproduce quickly.

• Nothing would happen to the species.

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